EPA Clears The Way To Sink USS Oriskany As An Artificial Reef Off The Florida Panhandle
February 18, 2006 @ 09:24 AM (EST)
Source: Underwatertimes.com
The EPA issued to the U.S. Navy and the state of Florida an Approval to Dispose of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) contained in electrical cable and other non-liquid materials and equipment onboard the decommissioned USS Oriskany. This approval allows the Navy to deploy the ex-Oriskany as an artificial reef in the East Escambia Large Area Artificial Reef Site, located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 23 miles south of Pensacola, Fla...
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